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Whitford Sanborn
Joel Sutton is a successful businessman who wants to construct an office building and considers Roark for the job because he thinks Roger Enright’s architect must be good. Sutton relies heavily on public opinion and claims to “love everybody.” He admires Roark in the same way that he admires everyone else. He ultimately decides against Roark because Dominique tells him Keating is a better architect. Sutton does not have his own opinions.
Joel Sutton Quotes in The Fountainhead
The The Fountainhead quotes below are all either spoken by Joel Sutton or refer to Joel Sutton . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 2: Chapter 7
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“You know I hate you, Roark. I hate you for what you are, for wanting you, for having to want you. I’m going to fight you—and I’m going to destroy you […]. I’m going to pray that you can’t be destroyed—I tell you this, too—even though I believe in nothing and have nothing to pray to. But I will fight to block every step you take. I will fight to tear every chance you want away from you. I will hurt you through the only thing that can hurt you—through your work. I will fight to starve you, to strangle you on the things you won’t be able to reach. I have done it to you today—and that is why I shall sleep with you tonight.”
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Joel Sutton Quotes in The Fountainhead
The The Fountainhead quotes below are all either spoken by Joel Sutton or refer to Joel Sutton . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 2: Chapter 7
Quotes
“You know I hate you, Roark. I hate you for what you are, for wanting you, for having to want you. I’m going to fight you—and I’m going to destroy you […]. I’m going to pray that you can’t be destroyed—I tell you this, too—even though I believe in nothing and have nothing to pray to. But I will fight to block every step you take. I will fight to tear every chance you want away from you. I will hurt you through the only thing that can hurt you—through your work. I will fight to starve you, to strangle you on the things you won’t be able to reach. I have done it to you today—and that is why I shall sleep with you tonight.”
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